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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 5, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 5, 1972 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 5, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Culp |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 13,208 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
Jim Nettles | Right Fielder |
Phil Roof | Catcher |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Ray Culp | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 5, 1972
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Culp
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Culp
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culp fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Culp
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Culp covering, for the out. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Culp
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kaat
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kaat
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Kaat
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Culp
Darwin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Culp
Braun is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Culp
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Culp
There goes Braun. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Braun steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roof vs. Culp
Roof is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kaat
Cater hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Kaat
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Kaat
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Kaat
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Culp
Kaat strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Culp
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Culp
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Culp
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Kaat
Culp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kaat
Harper bunts towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kaat
Aparicio strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Culp
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Culp
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Culp
Braun hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Culp
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Culp
Roof hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaat vs. Culp
Kaat strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Kaat
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Kaat
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oglivie vs. Kaat
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Kaat
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Culp
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Culp
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Culp
Carew hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Carew reaches second base with a double. Tovar scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Culp
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Darwin vs. Culp
Darwin hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kaat
Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Kaat
Culp strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kaat
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Culp
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Culp covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Culp
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Culp
Roof hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kaat
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Kaat
Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kaat
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Culp
Kaat bunts towards the mound. Culp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Culp
Tovar bunts towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out. Kaat moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Culp
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Culp
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Kaat
Oglivie strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Kaat
Griffin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kaat
Fisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Darwin. Fisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gagliano vs. Kaat
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Ray Culp.
Gagliano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching. Rick Miller pinch runs for Phil Gagliano.
Harper takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Granger
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Peters
Gary Peters now pitching.
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Peters
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Peters
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Peters
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roof vs. Peters
Roof hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Granger
Rich Reese now playing first base.
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Granger
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Granger
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Granger
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Granger vs. Peters
Granger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Peters
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Petrocelli. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Peters
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Peters
Carew bunts in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Peters
There goes Thompson. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reese vs. Peters
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Thompson scores. Reese moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Darwin vs. Peters
Darwin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Peters
Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Granger
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Granger
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Granger
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/5/1972 -- Minnesota at Boston (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Tovar C, lf 4 2 2 0 Harper T, cf 3 0 0 0 Thompson D, ss 5 1 2 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 5 0 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 2 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 1 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 1 1 1 Reese R, 1b 1 0 1 2 Cater D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Darwin B, cf 4 0 0 0 Oglivie B, rf 4 0 1 1 Braun S, 3b 4 1 2 2 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Nettles J, rf 3 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Roof P, c 4 0 1 0 Culp R, p 2 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 3 0 1 0 Gagliano P, ph 0 0 0 0 Granger W, p 1 0 0 0 Miller R, pr 0 0 0 0 Peters G, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 10 5 33 2 7 2 Minnesota 000 210 002 -- 5 Boston 000 101 000 -- 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (W) 6.2 6 2 2 2 6 Granger W (S) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Culp R (L) 7.0 7 3 3 1 5 Peters G 2.0 3 2 0 2 2 E -- Petrocelli R DP -- Minnesota 1 LOB -- Minnesota 10, Boston 7 2B -- Tovar C, Carew R, Fisk C HR -- Braun S, Petrocelli R SB -- Braun S, Thompson D SH -- Tovar C HBP -- by Culp R (Braun S) T -- 2:35 A -- 13208
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